Broadband connection in Switzerland

[faraaz]

I'm being offered a 10000 Kbps connection for around 65 swiss francs a month (2275 rupees/month) with unlimited upload/download.

If I take it, I also get a VoIP landline with free internet calling facility...

What do you guys think?? Worthwhile??

Here's link:

http://www.cablecom.ch/en/index/internet/hispeed.htm

[Charan]

Switzerland and 10MBps unlimited connection What else do you need?

[napster007]

sexy man. go for it

[infra_red_dude]

Originally Posted by charangk

Switzerland and 10MBps unlimited connection What else do you need?

on the contrary, switzerland and ONLY 10Mbps connection??!!

[The_Devil_Himself]

Originally Posted by infra_red_dude

on the contrary, switzerland and ONLY 10Mbps connection??!!

Yea dude take 40gbps connection.(Yes it is possible but not on commercial scale as yet)

Switzerland-I am impressed.I think europe is much better than US and UK.


OK now as for 10mbps connection-Take it what are you waiting for?

[faraaz]

See...I'm thinking because I found this OTHER plan, link below:

http://www.swisscom-fixnet.ch/fx/pri..._dsl/index.htm

Check out their fastest plan...if I pay 25 more francs a month (or a total of 3000 rupees a month) I get a 15000 Kbps connection. And yeah, like infra_red_dude said, I thought Switzerland would be faster than this.

@The_Devil_Himself: Yeah, going to Switzerland for MBA...leaving day after tomorrow!

[The_Devil_Himself]

Originally Posted by faraaz

See...I'm thinking because I found this OTHER plan, link below:

http://www.swisscom-fixnet.ch/fx/pri..._dsl/index.htm

Check out their fastest plan...if I pay 25 more francs a month (or a total of 3000 rupees a month) I get a 15000 Kbps connection. And yeah, like infra_red_dude said, I thought Switzerland would be faster than this.

@The_Devil_Himself: Yeah, going to Switzerland for MBA...leaving day after tomorrow!

Going to switzerland for MBA thats kinda unheard of.But I am sure you will love it there.It's nice to see someone breaking the odds.


DUDE send me postcards from there.

EDIT:
hey check out this from the link you gave:

For everyone under 26 Full service at half the price - it's good to be young.

[vish786]

Originally Posted by faraaz

Yeah, going to Switzerland for MBA...leaving day after tomorrow!

what happened abt Zurich .

[Charan]

@faraaz Best of luck, I hope you will continue to be a active member of digit

[Help~Is~Here]

Does anyone realize that BSNL is already providing 10Mbps connection to home users in India?? It's just a matter of couple of months before they revise the data usage plans.

[faraaz]

@Vish: Yeah, Zurich only I am going for my MBA. The university itself is in this small town a few kilometres from Zurich.

@The_Devil_Himself: Not really that unheard of...half my class is Indian man...AND the college I am going to was ranked no. 4 in Europe after IMD & LSB and INSEAD by Karrere magazine (Germany). Since the program is less than 5 yrs old (English...way older in German) it doesn't show up in any US lists...and then again, the US lists are sh!t for most good European and Asian management colleges.

In case anyone is interested, check out: http://www.mba.unisg.ch...

@Charang: Thanks dude...of course I will be hanging around the forums. Internet means distance no bar!!

PS: Good to be young?? HALLELUJAH! 45 swiss francs for a 15 MBps unlimited connection!?!? I've died and gone to heaven!! Ha ha ... I can download like 1 season of a tv series per day...or maybe more...

[infra_red_dude]

Originally Posted by faraaz

..and then again, the US lists are sh!t for most good European and Asian management colleges.

offtopic: i fully agree wid you on this!

ontopic: so faraaz, what haf ya decided?

[faraaz]

That 15 MBps connection for 45 francs or 1575 rupees a month is TOO sweet a deal...and since I'm only going to live there for 12 months ANYWAY...its way too awesome.

Any idea how much faster that is compared to a 256 K DSL line? That's what I am on right now...

[ssdivisiongermany1933]

India will have all those things ...in near Future ..

[The Outsider]

not commenting on the connection thingy but best of luck and show em some good tekken skills

[Arsenal_Gunners]

Originally Posted by vish786

what happened abt Zurich .

Zurich is in Switzerland only

[infra_red_dude]

Originally Posted by faraaz

That 15 MBps connection for 45 francs or 1575 rupees a month is TOO sweet a deal...and since I'm only going to live there for 12 months ANYWAY...its way too awesome.

Any idea how much faster that is compared to a 256 K DSL line? That's what I am on right now...

is that 15MBps or 15Mbps?

if its 15Mbps then its about 60 times faster than your 256Kbps DSL line.
if its 15MBps then its about 500 times faster than your 256Kbps DSL line.

[faraaz]

See I dunno the diff between the capital or small B...

The proper thing is: 15000 Kilobits per second.

Now, how much is that??

@Chester: Thanks man!

[azzu]

if it is 15000 kilo bits
then its about 60 times faster than your 256Kbps DSL line

and good luck faraaz bhai i wish u all the best .
khuda hafeez (not frm the forum )

[faraaz]

@azzu: Shukriya...khuda hafiz...

[24online]

best of luck for mba....& enjoy high speed net....

u dont have to worry abt broadband... b/s no. 1 web hostimg site - rapidshare is located in switzerland.....
RapidShare AG
Gewerbestrasse 6
CH-6330 Cham
Schweiz

[faraaz]

Hmm...after a pm from Charan, I remembered to update this thread...I've ordered the 3500Kbps connection for myself at home because I'm almost never home unless its at night for sleeping.

My MBA classes are from morning 8 am till evening 6 pm. And while I am at the university, I get a free wireless 54 Mbps connection...I downloaded the new Sabayon Linux 4 GB image in 3 hours...download speeds touched 455 kilobytes per second in DAP 8.1 ... atleast, that's the fastest I have seen myself.

All considered...its pretty freakin awesome!

[Charan]

Thats awesome speed , Enjoy